Chapter 214 - 3 hours left

Diana blushed hard as she watched him dance. Her half closed eyes seem to be developing some brightness, her heart racing wildly.

She laughed out loud as he winked at her again. "Common.." she place both palms to her burning face, and massage her cheeks that's hurting from laughing nonstop.

Ethan finally stopped dancing and walked up to her, "your turn." he said.

"No! no! no!" Diana rejected the idea, but still couldn't stop blushing hard. While she shook her head, Ethan glanced at his wrist watch in a flash and acted natural again.

"Don't tell me you're feeling shy now." Ethan teased, helping her to her feet.

Immediately she got up, he reached his right hand to her hair, while the left one remained around her waist. He removed the pin which pinned her bangs backwards, and ruffled it with his palm, before returning them to their original place and smoothed it with his palm, "there."

He pulled her back and stared into her eyes, his pink lips setting in a thin line, but his heart was aching inside. "You're a good dancer, so show me what you got." he said, leaning to kiss her, but she evade his lips.

"What are you doing?" Diana asked.

"What does it look like I'm doing?" he asked in return.

Diana returns her head to stare into his eyes, but her lips was captured midway.  She struggled to pull away, but he didn't let her till he managed to gain entrance to her mouth and slipped his tongue in, ravaging the inside of her mouth till Diana gave in and kissed him back.

Her chest heaved up and down as they parted lips, "what if you got infected with the poison as well?" she asked, breathing heavily.

Ethan smiled at her, "that will be good then. At least you won't leave me alone." he said with a slight smile.

Diana's eyes widened in shock. She wondered if he heard him right or the music in the background, perhaps her ears is playing a trick on her. He's risking his life with her?

"What!" she exclaimed.

"I am scared Diana. You're scaring me. I don't want to imagine a tomorrow without you in my life. It will be meaningless without you around, so please fight it.

I can't do this alone if you're not putting in efforts as well. Please ..." hearing him pour his heart out and the pained expression on his face, Diana moved away from him and walked towards where the remote was placed on a glass stand beside the TV screen and tune the music to a higher volume.

Ethan watched her movement with excitement. He's glad she is fighting now and not only letting them fight to keep her awake.

Diana moved to where he was and pressed her hands to his chest and gesture for him to take a seat, which he did. The music was so loud that they wouldn't be able to hear what each other says if they speak, unless they leaned closer to each others ear.

The beat seem to be making their heart vibrate, the type that makes one want to let go of one's sanity and go wild with dance steps.

Diana ruffled her bangs and brush it down to her eyes area since it's stretched from the straightening, making it longer than usual.

When has she ever been ashamed? why did it have to start now that she needed it the most?

She didn't like where Ethan is driving at. She knew he's stubborn and didn't want to argue with him, because he won't listen anyway. As long as he has made up his mind, nothing can stop him.

She began wiggling her shoulders, her hands moved underneath her cascading hair and sprung it up, before controlling the wiggling down to her waist, letting the beat control her body, while a smile crept up to her lips.

Ethan chuckled, fighting his emotions. He swore within himself to make Shane's death come sooner and have this woman for himself alone. She has suffered enough.

He's tired of seeing her struggling like this. He wanted to have her to himself alone. He agreed to share, but it is pain he's sharing her with. He made up his mind, not having any idea that the worst is yet to come.

Diana got lost in the beat world and dance wildly, shaking sleep away, but it's hard, very hard, because her eyes were heavy and hurting.

Ethan stood up and walked towards her. He held her waist to stop her from dancing, "I love those moves." he leaned and whispered into her ear.

Diana breath heavily in his arms, smiling with contentment, "want to dance together?" she asked.

Ethan groaned and pulled back, he pouted his lips and leaned, pecking her lips softly. "I'm hungry." he said after pulling back.

They reduced the music volume and went to call in everyone. Sarah homemade refreshments were served, which consists of cookies and fruit juice.

After taking the refreshments, they were asked to prepare for the restaurant Ethan booked for everyone after Diana cut her cake at home.

He escorted her inside to have a change of clothes, while he kept checking the time till she was done changing her clothes.

She was putting on a smokey red knee length gown, which was low at the back, all the way below her bra, while the front has a v-cut, exposing a fair part of her cleavage, as well as her beautiful skin and collar bone.

If she dies tonight, at least she die looking sexy. She chuckled at the thought, while Ethan's eyes traced the outfit, that appear too revealing to him, but couldn't ask her to go and take it off.

"You look beautiful." He said, while his head said, 'you're revealing too much skin'.

Diana smiled at him and wrapped her arms around his waist, which Ethan didn't hesitate to hug her back. "Ethan I'm sorry." she said, but not in a breaking tone this time. She needs to be strong.

"You have nothing to be sorry about as long as you didn't leave me." he said. "come here," he said and pulled her towards her dresser.

As soon as she sat down, he picked up a brush and arranged her hair well, he tied it in a ponytail, applying oil at the tip to make it stay put and comb the bangs softly.

After her neck is bear to the eyes, he dipped his hand in his pocket and brought out a silver necklace he bought for her as one of his present and put it around her neck.

Diana's eyes shine at the beauty of it. It was carved in a twist all the way, with a glittering gem interlocking some of it.

He really do know how to spend money lavishly. "do you like it?" he asked and Diana nodded her head. "I love it." she said, raising her hand to caress it. "thank you."

"You're welcome." he replied.

They left for the restaurant to have their dinner, as well as waste more time.

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"3 hours before we land Aroma." the partner of the pilot came to inform the tensed up woman, who kept staring at and twirling the bottle of antidote in her hand.

Her heart race wildly after the announcement. "Just 3 hours left Diana, you can do it." she mumbled as if Diana was right in front of her.